NHL 18 Ratings – Top 50 Players Revealed

Over the past few days, EA Sports has been releasing ratings of the best players at various positions in NHL 18.

Well, with the Top 10s now out of the way, the developers have decided to release a full list of the Top 50 players that will take the ice when NHL 18 launches in just a few short weeks.

It should be no surprise that cover athlete Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers leads the way with a 93 overall alongside Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby. After the top two players, the first five is rounded out with Evgeni Malkin, Carey Price, and Alexander Ovechkin who all have ratings of 92 overall.

The full Top 50 players in NHL 18 include:

1. Connor McDavid – 93 Overall

2. Sidney Crosby – 93 Overall

3. Evgeni Malkin – 92 Overall

4. Carey Price – 92 Overall

5. Alex Ovechkin – 92 Overall

6. Erik Karlsson – 91 Overall

7. Patrick Kane – 91 Overall

8. Drew Doughty – 91 Overall

9. Steven Stamkos – 91 Overall

10. John Tavares – 90 Overall

11. Brent Burns – 90 Overall

12. Victor Hedman – 90 Overall

13. Vladimir Tarasenko – 90 Overall

14. Jamie Benn – 90 Overall

15. Braden Holtby – 90 Overall

16. Duncan Keith – 90 Overall

17. Nicklas Backstrom – 89 Overall

18. Patrice Bergeron – 89 Overall

19. Nikita Kucherov – 89 Overall

20. Ryan Getzlaf – 89 Overall

21. Tyler Seguin – 89 Overall

22. Sergei Bobrovsky – 89 Overall

23. Jonathan Toews – 89 Overall

24. Anze Kopitar – 89 Overall

25. Ryan Suter – 89 Overall

26. Cory Schneider – 89 Overall

27. Shea Weber – 89 Overall

28. Joe Pavelski – 88 Overall

29. Mark Scheifele – 88 Overall

30. Matt Murray – 88 Overall

31. Henrik Lundqvist – 88 Overall

32. Kris Letang – 88 Overall

33. Roman Josi – 88 Overall

34. Alex Pietrangelo – 88 Overall

35. Devan Dubnyk – 88 Overall

36. Tuukka Rask – 88 Overall

37. Claude Giroux – 88 Overall

38. Blake Wheeler – 87 Overall

39. Auston Matthews – 87 Overall

40. P.K. Subban – 87 Overall

41. Taylor Hall – 87 Overall

42. Leon Draisaitl – 87 Overall

43. Jack Eichel – 87 Overall

44. Corey Crawford – 87 Overall

45. Oliver Ekman-Larsson – 87 Overall

46. Brad Marchand – 87 Overall

47. David Pastrnak – 87 Overall

48. Johnny Gaudreau – 87 Overall

49. Dustin Byfuglien – 87 Overall

50. Max Pacioretty – 87 Overall

NHL 18 launches on September 15 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Those who pre-order the game’s deluxe edition will gain access to the game three days earlier on September 12. EA Access subscribers will get to play even earlier, on September 7.

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Michael Straw is a gamer who just happens to be an experienced journalist. In his near decade-long career, Mike has traveled across the United States to cover some of the biggest events in gaming and sports, including E3, PAX, as well as the NFL and NHL Drafts. His work covering gaming and sports led his content being featured on Fox Sports 1, SI.com and others. He was once the second-ranked player in the world in NHL 09 on Xbox Live, and is a huge pro wrestling junkie.